December 2012

We haven't made it to Christmas yet but we've had a lot of fun preparing for it. Graham has loved the holiday lights and festivities and loves Santa Clause. We've watched many Christmas movies and seen Santa more than a few times. Each time he sees him, he asks for his "brother Holden, who is a boy" to come for Christmas. He then decided to add a trumpet to that list, which I have no idea where he came up with that. We have loved getting ready for the baby and enjoying all of the time we can with Graham. We can't wait for the baby to get here, making this the best Christmas we'll ever have.

 We saw Santa at the Children's Museum, where Graham was sure to ham it up for the camera.

 Graham and I were invited to Bass Pro Shop with some people in our ward to see Santa and get a free picture with him. Graham had a blast playing with all of his friends. They had a bunch of toys set up as demos and lots of stuffed bears and animals to look at. He was loving it!

When we tried to get all of the kids to gather together for a picture, Graham decided to play model and was posing for everyone while the other kids ran away or screamed. He is such a clown sometimes.

 Graham with Frosty

 Graham with Rudolph

The shopping center by our house lights up their tree every year with a big festival. There is a parade for the kids, characters to get pictures with and Santa is led in on his sleigh. This year, they added a huge fireworks display. Eric had to work so Graham and I went and he loved every single second of it!